Church During Wartime
First Battle of Manassas
People were on their way to worship—some already in the church yard—when thousands of Federal soldiers suddenly appeared marching south Sudley Road. Within minutes the sound of gunfire came from the direction of Matthews Hill. As wounded men stumbled back behind the lines, Federals turned Sudley Church into a field hospital. Harried surgeons used the altar for an operating table.
Marker is on Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234) 1.5 miles north of Lee Highway, formerly Warrenton Turnpike (U.S. 29), on the left when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
